Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work

by E.M. Standing

Book Overview

Maria Montessori is important background reading for parents considering Montessori education for their children, as well as for those training to become Montessori teachers. The first woman to win a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452279895
• ISBN13: 9780452279896
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A Montessori school trustee (and parent) says thumbs up!

This is the book that opened Montessori's theories and achievements to me in a way her own writing never managed to. The Standings are not unbiased, having worked with Dr. Montessori --- but they do an excellent job of weaving Montessori's life story with her teaching discoveries and methods. If someone is interested in learning about the Montessori method, and can only read one book, this is the one. There is another biography by Rita Kramer that looks good, but I haven't gotten to it yet. Good luck!